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Nature connects us. Stories bring that connection to life.

Rethink Outside helps funders and partners share a more powerful story about how nature and time outside strengthens our communities.

We develop, test, and share narrative frameworks and stories that bring new partners to the table and grow the movement for equitable access to the outdoors.

Narrative in Action

Tale of Two Community Schoolyard Projects: From Chiloquin to Tacoma

This story highlights a successful private-public partnership, working at the intersections of outdoor access, education, health, and equity.

Growing Healthy Communities in School Gardens During COVID-19

As an unusual school year ends and uncertainty remains about the one ahead, school gardens offer opportunity for healing and emotional connection on the long path to recovery.

Equity in Action

When Natasha Coleman was a freshman in high school, her sister connected her to the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Windy City Harvest Youth Farm program. The experience would change her life.

Youth-Led Network Bridges Gaps

By improving connections between Maine’s students and the natural world, the Nature Based Education Consortium (NBEC) builds a healthier future.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Strengthens its Community

A treasured neighborhood green space connects people to the outdoors and each other.

Thanks to our sponsors for financially supporting Rethink Outside

Rethink Outside photos courtesy of Big City Mountaineers, Children & Nature Network, Education Outside, Life Lab, Lincoln Park Zoo, NatureBridge, National Park Service, National Park Trust, Ocean Discovery Institute, Pie Ranch, Tiny Trees, and YES. Website by Weirdesign.com.